395: What 20 Years of Food Plotting For Clients Taught Him with Kasey Thren
Habitat Podcast #395 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Kasey Thren!
We discuss:
-His client base sits in sandy central Michigan soil, and he's learned to work with it, not against it.
-He switched to a First Products no-till drill after decades of rototilling to save time.
-He leans on Morgan Composting's Dairy Doo and humic acid instead of pricier synthetic fertilizer blends.
-A simple wire utilization cage tells him instantly whether a property has an overbrowse problem.
-He warns hinge cuts only survive about 50% of the time, even with perfect timing.
-He calls windstorm-style clearcutting a "tornado effect" that jumpstarts natural deer food and cover.
-His forester lets him rope off "retainer islands" inside clearcuts just for deer cover.
-His rule for clients: if you kill a buck, shoot two does to keep herds balanced.
-Boot hygiene is one of his biggest lessons — he's watched deer and coyotes avoid his scent trail on camera.
-He started filming quick client videos so his kids could hear his voice if he's ever gone.
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